praise
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Also written حمد: حَمْد (praise)
Highlights
Present tense
يَحْمَدُ
Verbal nouns
Active participle
حَامِد
Passive participle
مَحْمُود
Most common words from the same root
حَمِدَ in English
Verb · Form I
- to praise, to commend
- to praise or exalt (a deity)حَمِدَ اللهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِHe exalted and praised Allah.
- to praise (someone) as a sign of gratitude; to thank
- to find (something or someone) pleasant or agreeable; to approve; to admireحَمِدَ فِعْلَهُ وَمَذْهَبَهُHe approved of his deeds and beliefs.
- to praise or exalt (a deity)
Word origin
Cognate with Hebrew חָמַד (khamád, “to covet”), Phoenician 𐤇𐤌𐤃 (ḥmd, “to love”) and Ugaritic 𐎈𐎎𐎄 (ḥmd, “to desire”).
Words from the root ح-م-د
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
حَمِدَ
· present يَحْمَدُ
Form I · The plain action
to praise, to commend
مَحْمَد
مَحْمِد
مَحْمَدَة
مَحْمِدَة
حَامِد
praising
مَحْمُود
praised
حَمِيد
praiseworthy
حَمَّدَ
· present يُحَمِّدُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to praise highly or much, to extol, to exalt
تَحْمِيد
مُحَمِّد
مُحَمَّد
commendable
مُحَمَّدِيّ
pertaining to Muhammad
أَحْمَدَ
· present يُحْمِدُ
Form IV · Causative
to show oneself praiseworthy; to find good, to find praiseworthy; to approve, to be pleased with
إِحْمَاد
مُحْمِد
مُحْمَد
أَحْمَد
elative degree of حَمِيد
حَمَادَة
hamada
حَمِدَ conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | حَمِدْتُ | أَحْمَدُ | أَحْمَدَ | أَحْمَدْ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | حَمِدْتَ | تَحْمَدُ | تَحْمَدَ | تَحْمَدْ | اِحْمَدْ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | حَمِدْتِ | تَحْمَدِينَ | تَحْمَدِي | تَحْمَدِي | اِحْمَدِي |
| هُوَ he | حَمِدَ | يَحْمَدُ | يَحْمَدَ | يَحْمَدْ | — |
| هِيَ she | حَمِدَتْ | تَحْمَدُ | تَحْمَدَ | تَحْمَدْ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | حَمِدْتُمَا | تَحْمَدَانِ | تَحْمَدَا | تَحْمَدَا | اِحْمَدَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | حَمِدَا | يَحْمَدَانِ | يَحْمَدَا | يَحْمَدَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | حَمِدَتَا | تَحْمَدَانِ | تَحْمَدَا | تَحْمَدَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | حَمِدْنَا | نَحْمَدُ | نَحْمَدَ | نَحْمَدْ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | حَمِدْتُمْ | تَحْمَدُونَ | تَحْمَدُوا | تَحْمَدُوا | اِحْمَدُوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | حَمِدْتُنَّ | تَحْمَدْنَ | تَحْمَدْنَ | تَحْمَدْنَ | اِحْمَدْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | حَمِدُوا | يَحْمَدُونَ | يَحْمَدُوا | يَحْمَدُوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | حَمِدْنَ | يَحْمَدْنَ | يَحْمَدْنَ | يَحْمَدْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | حَمْد، مَحْمَد، مَحْمِد، مَحْمَدَة، مَحْمِدَة |
|---|---|
| Active participle | حَامِد |
| Passive participle | مَحْمُود، حَمِيد |
حَمِدَ in a sentence
Dictionary examples
to praise or exalt
حَمِدَ اللهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِHe exalted and praised Allah.
to find
حَمِدَ فِعْلَهُ وَمَذْهَبَهُHe approved of his deeds and beliefs.
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